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keyboard

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, US: kē'bôrd
  • Canada, US: /ˈki.bɔɹd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkiːbɔːd/
  • Australian, British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkɪjboːd/
  • Scotland: /ˈkiboɾd/
  • Scotland: [ˈkiboːɾd]
  • CMU ARPABET: K IY1 B AO2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A component of many instruments, including the piano, organ, and harpsichord, consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electronic keyboard, synthesizer

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To type on a computer keyboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Keyboarding is the part of this job I hate the most.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: holder

6

noun

Meaning 6

device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: device

Narrower terms: computer keyboard, keypad, piano keyboard, fingerboard, clavier, typewriter keyboard

History

Etymology

From key + board.

Across languages

Translations

261 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sleutelbord — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Albanian: tastierë — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Amharic: ቁልፍ ሰሌዳ (ḳulf säleda) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Arabic: لَوْحَةُ مَفَاتِيح (lawḥatu mafātīḥ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Armenian: ստեղնաշար (steġnašar) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Assamese: কীব'ৰ্ড (kib'rdo) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Asturian: tecláu — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Azerbaijani: klaviatura — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Basque: teklatu — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Belarusian: клавіяту́ра (klavijatúra) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Bengali: কিবোর্ড (kibōrḍo) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Breton: klavier — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Breton: touchennaoueg — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Bulgarian: клавиату́ра (klaviatúra) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Burmese: ခလုတ်ခုံ (hka.luthkum) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Burmese: လက်ကွက် (lakkwak) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Catalan: teclat — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鍵盤 /键盘 — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hakka Chinese: 鍵盤 /键盘 (khien-phàn) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Chinese: 鍵盤 /键盘 (kiān-pôan) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Czech: klávesnice — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Danish: tastatur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Dutch: toetsenbord — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Dutch: klavier — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Esperanto: klavaro — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Estonian: klaviatuur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Faroese: knappaborð — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Finnish: näppäimistö — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • French: clavier — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • West-Frisian: kaaiboerd — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Friulian: tastiere — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Fula: 𞤼𞤢𞤨𞥆𞤭𞤪𞤺𞤢𞤤 — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Fula: tappirgal — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Galician: teclado — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Georgian: კლავიატურა (ḳlaviaṭura) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • German: Tastatur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Greek: πληκτρολόγιο (pliktrológio) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Haitian Creole: klavye — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hebrew: מִקְלֶדֶת (miklédet) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hindi: कीबोर्ड (kīborḍ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hindi: कुंजीपटल (kuñjīpṭal) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hungarian: billentyűzet — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Hungarian: klaviatúra — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Icelandic: lyklaborð — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Icelandic: hnappaborð — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Icelandic: leturborð — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Ido: klavaro — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Indonesian: papan ketik — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Indonesian: papan tombol — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Indonesian: papan tik — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Irish: méarchlár — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Irish: eochairchlár — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Irish: luibheanchlár — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Italian: tastiera — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Japanese: キーボード (kībōdo) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Japanese: 鍵盤 (kenban) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Javanese: kibor — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kalmyk: товчлур (tovçlur) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kannada: ಕೀಲಿಮಣೆ (kīlimaṇe) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kashmiri: کُنٛز بوڈ (kunz bōḍ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kazakh: пернетақта (pernetaqta) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Khmer: ក្ដារចុច (kdaa coc) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Korean: 자판 (japan) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Korean: 키보드 (kibodeu) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Korean: 글쇠판 (geulsoepan) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Central Kurdish: پیتلێدەر (pîtlêder) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Northern Kurdish: klavye — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kyrgyz: клавиатура (klaviatura) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Kyrgyz: колбаскыч (kolbaskıc) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Lao: ແປ້ນພິມ (pǣn phim) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Lao: ຄີບອດ (khī bǭt) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Latin: plectrologium — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Latin: clāviatūra — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Latvian: tastatūra — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Lingala: mángolá — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Lithuanian: klaviatūra — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Luxembourgish: Tastatur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Macedonian: тастату́ра (tastatúra) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Malay: papan kekunci — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Malayalam: കീബോഡ് (kībōḍŭ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Maltese: tastiera — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Māori: papapato — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Māori: papa pātuhi — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Marathi: कीबोर्ड (kīborḍa) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Mongolian: даруул (daruul) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Mongolian: гар (gar) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Nepali: किबोर्ड (kiborḍ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Northern Sotho: khiipote — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tastatur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tastatur — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Occitan: clavièr — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Pannonian Rusyn: тастатура (tastatura) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Iranian Persian: صَفْحِهکِلید (safhe-kelid) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Iranian Persian: کیبورْد (kibord) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Polish: klawiatura — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Portuguese: teclado — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Romanian: tastatură — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Russian: клавиату́ра (klaviatúra) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Northern Sami: boallobeavdi — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Scottish Gaelic: meur-chlàr — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: тастату́ра — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: типко́вница — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: tastatúra — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: tipkóvnica — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Slovak: klávesnica — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Slovene: tipkovnica — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Spanish: teclado — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Swedish: tangentbord — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tagalog: teklado — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tagalog: tipaan — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tagalog: palapindutan — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tajik: клавиатура (klaviatura) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tajik: сафҳакалид (safhakalid) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tamil: விசைப்பலகை (vicaippalakai) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tatar: санак төймәсары (sanaq töymäsarı) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Tatar: клавиатура (klawiyatura) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Thai: แป้นพิมพ์ (bpɛ̂n-pim) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Turkish: klavye — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Turkmen: klawiatura — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Ukrainian: клавіату́ра (klaviatúra) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Urdu: کی بورْڈ (kī borḍ) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Urdu: کَلِیدی تَخْتَہ (kalīdī taxta) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Uyghur: كۇنۇپكا تاختىسى (kunupka taxtisi) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Uzbek: klaviatura — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Venetan: tastiera — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Vietnamese: bàn phím — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Walloon: taprece — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Welsh: bysellfwrdd — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Yiddish: קלאַוויאַטור (klavyatur) — set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
  • Armenian: ստեղնաշար (steġnašar) — component of many instruments
  • Asturian: tecláu — component of many instruments
  • Belarusian: клавіяту́ра (klavijatúra) — component of many instruments
  • Bengali: কিবোর্ড (kibōrḍo) — component of many instruments
  • Breton: klavier — component of many instruments
  • Bulgarian: клавиату́ра (klaviatúra) — component of many instruments
  • Catalan: teclat — component of many instruments
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鍵盤 /键盘 — component of many instruments
  • Hakka Chinese: 鍵盤 /键盘 (khien-phàn) — component of many instruments
  • Chinese: 鍵盤 /键盘 (kiān-pôan) — component of many instruments
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán) — component of many instruments
  • Czech: klávesnice — component of many instruments
  • Czech: klaviatura — component of many instruments
  • Danish: klaviatur — component of many instruments
  • Dutch: klavier — component of many instruments
  • Dutch: keyboard — component of many instruments
  • Faroese: knappaborð — component of many instruments
  • Finnish: koskettimisto — component of many instruments
  • Finnish: koskettimet — component of many instruments
  • Finnish: sormio — component of many instruments
  • French: clavier — component of many instruments
  • Galician: teclado — component of many instruments
  • Georgian: კლავიატურა (ḳlaviaṭura) — component of many instruments
  • German: Tastatur — component of many instruments
  • German: Klaviatur — component of many instruments
  • German: Manual — component of many instruments
  • Greek: κλαβιέ (klavié) — component of many instruments
  • Greek: πλήκτρα (plíktra) — component of many instruments
  • Icelandic: hljómborð — component of many instruments
  • Irish: eochairchlár — component of many instruments
  • Irish: luibheanchlár — component of many instruments
  • Irish: méarchlár — component of many instruments
  • Italian: tastiera — component of many instruments
  • Japanese: 鍵盤 (kenban) — component of many instruments
  • Korean: 건반 (geonban) — component of many instruments
  • Latin: clāviatūra — component of many instruments
  • Macedonian: клавијату́ра (klavijatúra) — component of many instruments
  • Malay: papan nada — component of many instruments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klaviatur — component of many instruments
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tastatur — component of many instruments
  • Pannonian Rusyn: клавиятура (klavijatura) — component of many instruments
  • Pannonian Rusyn: тастатура (tastatura) — component of many instruments
  • Iranian Persian: صَفْحِهکِلید (safhe-kelid) — component of many instruments
  • Iranian Persian: کِلاوِیِه (kelâviye) — component of many instruments
  • Portuguese: teclado — component of many instruments
  • Romanian: claviatură — component of many instruments
  • Russian: клавиату́ра (klaviatúra) — component of many instruments
  • Scottish Gaelic: meur-chlàr — component of many instruments
  • Slovak: klávesnica — component of many instruments
  • Slovak: klaviatúra — component of many instruments
  • Slovene: klaviatura — component of many instruments
  • Spanish: teclado — component of many instruments
  • Swedish: klaviatur — component of many instruments
  • Tagalog: teklado — component of many instruments
  • Thai: ลิ่มนิ้ว (lîm-níu) — component of many instruments
  • Turkish: klavye — component of many instruments
  • Ukrainian: клавіату́ра (klaviatúra) — component of many instruments
  • Welsh: allweddell — component of many instruments
  • Afrikaans: klawerbord — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Azerbaijani: klaviatura — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Catalan: teclat — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Chinese Cantonese: 電子琴 /电子琴 (din6 zi2 kam4) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子琴 /电子琴 (diànzǐqín) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍵盤 /键盘 (jiànpán) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Czech: klávesy — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Dutch: keyboard — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Finnish: koskettimisto — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Finnish: koskettimet — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • French: clavier électronique — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Galician: teclado — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Georgian: კლავიატურა (ḳlaviaṭura) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • German: Keyboard — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Hebrew: קְלִידִים (klidím) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Hebrew: מִקְלֶדֶת אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִית (miklédet elektrónit) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Icelandic: hljómborð — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Indonesian: kibor — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Irish: eochairchlár — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Irish: luibheanchlár — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Irish: méarchlár — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Italian: tastiera — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Japanese: キーボード (kībōdo) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Javanese: kibor — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Macedonian: синтиса́јзер (sintisájzer) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Māori: papapatooro — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Marathi: कीबोर्ड (kīborḍa) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elektronisk orgel — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: keyboard — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Iranian Persian: کیبورْد (kibord) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Polish: klawiatura — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Polish: keyboard — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Portuguese: teclado — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Russian: клавиату́ра (klaviatúra) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Russian: синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Russian: кла́вишные (klávišnyje) — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Serbo-Croatian: електрични клавир — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Serbo-Croatian: električni klavir — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Slovene: klaviatura — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Spanish: teclado — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Swedish: keyboard — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Tagalog: teklado — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Turkish: klavye — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Turkmen: klawiatura — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Vietnamese: organ — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Vietnamese: đàn phím — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Welsh: allweddell — electronic device with keys of a musical keyboard
  • Bulgarian: наби́рам (nabíram) — to type in
  • Catalan: teclejar — to type in
  • Chinese Cantonese: 打字 (daa2 zi6) — to type in
  • Hakka Chinese: 打字 (tá-sṳ) — to type in
  • Chinese: 拍字 (phah-jī, phah-lī) — to type in
  • Chinese: 打字 (tán-jī, tán-lī) — to type in
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打字 (dǎzì) — to type in
  • Finnish: kirjoittaa — to type in
  • Finnish: naputella — to type in
  • Finnish: naputtaa — to type in
  • Finnish: näpytellä — to type in
  • Finnish: näppäillä — to type in
  • Greek: πληκτρογραφώ (pliktrografó) — to type in
  • Greek: πληκτρολογώ (pliktrologó) — to type in
  • Icelandic: vélrita — to type in
  • Italian: digitare — to type in
  • Macedonian: чука (čuka) — to type in
  • Macedonian: типка (tipka) — to type in
  • Portuguese: teclar — to type in
  • Russian: печа́тать (pečátatʹ) — to type in
  • Russian: напеча́тать (napečátatʹ) — to type in
  • Russian: набира́ть (nabirátʹ) — to type in
  • Russian: набра́ть (nabrátʹ) — to type in
  • Russian: набива́ть (nabivátʹ) — to type in
  • Russian: наби́ть (nabítʹ) — to type in
  • Spanish: teclear — to type in
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